Campus and Community Planning
As public stewards, we are accountable for ensuring that any choices made about land, buildings, infrastructure and transportation serve UBC’s core academic mission and advance sustainability.Metro Vancouver transit referendumTake a stand: Get informed, make a choice, plan to vote in the Metro Vancouver transit referendum.

This spring, people across Metro Vancouver will have a chance to vote on how to fund urgently needed transportation improvements across the region.

You have a role to play in shaping the future of our region’s transportation system. Learn the facts, register to vote, and mail in your completed ballot before May 29.

UBC Sustainability Revolving Fund
Last year UBC launched the Sustainability Revolving Fund, which provides a minimum loan of $10,000 for projects that reduce consumption of energy, water or other resources.

As part of piloting the fund, a first round of proposal intake has been completed and proposed projects are being evaluated. Additional proposal rounds will be announced this month, and you can visit the website for more information on how to apply.

The fund is hugely beneficial to both the faculty/department applying and the university as a whole. In addition to contributing to UBC’s sustainability goals and reducing costs, recipients can benefit from upgrading old equipment and systems to new, better performing equipment. And the loan itself is repaid with money saved on energy, water or resources, which means there’s essentially a zero net cost to UBC.

UBC Farm Symposium

At the end of January, more than 100 UBC students, professors, community members and farmers, gathered to celebrate campus engagement in food sustainability and research.

The Centre for Sustainable Food System’s UBC Farm Symposium was packed with presentations and discussions from students, faculty members and guest speakers.

Talks ranged from learning about food sustainability and land management on unceded traditional Musqueam territory, to finding better ways to enhance biodiversity.

Attendees were treated to breakfast snacks from Agora Café, and brownies from Sprout Café. Both cafes are 100% volunteer and student-run and use produce from the UBC Farm and LSE Garden Orchard.

Information about the 2016 UBC Farm Symposium will be available in Fall. Check out the website for photos and more detail about the day.

In the Spotlight

UBC Reads Sustainability presents Douglas Gayeton
Focusing on how to rebuild a local food system, Douglas Gayeton will share inspiring stories of innovators that are creating a more sustainable food system across the continent.Date: Wednesday, 18 MarchTime: 12:00-2:00pmLocation: BC Hydro Theatre, Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability. Register here

Storm the Wall Community Festival
The campus community is invited to a community and youth festival at Storm the Wall on Sunday, 22 March. Running from 11:30am on North SUB Plaza, there will be food trucks, games and a free Bobs and Lolo concert. See the website for more information.

Phase 2 Public Consultation: Univeristy Boulevard Precinct Planning
Join us at a public open house to review the emerging planning and design concepts for the precinct.Date: Tuesday, 31 MarchTime: 11:00am – 2:00pmLocation: Main Concourse, Student Union Building, 6138 Student Union Boulevard
If you can’t attend, you can review materials online from 30 March and submit your feedback through the online questionnaire.

New bike cage opens
A new bike cage has opened near the Civil and Mechanical Engineering Building. The new facililty contains one row of stacked bike racks for 52 bikes and one repair station and bench. Like all bike cages on campus, it’s open to all members of the community free of charge, all you need to do is register with AMS Bike Co-op. Registrations will be opening soon.

Utown@UBC Community Grants Awarded
The Winter 2015 UTown@UBC Community Grant recipients have been announced. A total of $5,700 is being awarded to seven projects. Read more about the recipient projects and keep an eye out for them around campus!Connect with C+CP